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Biography of George Carlin
URL: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entity_id=19830&source_type=A

Description:
Brief biography for this stand-up comedian, actor, and author, who was announced to be the winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American humor on June 18, 2008, and who died on June 22, 2008. "Carlin balanced mainstream material with outspoken, irreverent routines that would become his trademark" and is known for his controversial "Seven Dirty Words" monologue. From the Kennedy Center.

LII Topics: Actors & Actresses, Humorists, Notable People

Publisher:
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Extra Keywords
obscene indecent

LII Database Information:
Record 26338 created by Maria Brandt on 06/23/2008
Last modification on 06/23/2008
Published: 06/26/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26338

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